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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md deleted file mode 100644 index 330d0bf..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Run Lola Run (1998)" -author = ["MichaĆ Sapka"] -date = 2024-06-29T22:26:00+02:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3002 -image_dir = "screenshots" -image_max_width = 765 -primary_menu = "brain-rot" -menu_order = "name" -abstract = "A short review of the German thriller" -image = "covers/run-lola-run.jpg" -rating = 3.75 -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot-eurocifi] - weight = 3002 - identifier = "run-lola-run-1998" -+++ - -Sometimes you find SciFi in the worst places, like Disney. -Sometimes you find it in a strange German techno thriller. - -The story of _Run Lola Run_ is one of the simplest I've ever witnessed: -Lola's boyfriend, Manni, screwed delivery of 100000 Detche Marks (close to 83k Eur in 2024) and now his boss is going to kill him within 20 minutes. -It is up to Lola to get the money, and then run as fast as she can to him - before he does anything stupid. - -{{< rating 3.75 "run-lola-run.jpg" >}} -Cover -{{< /rating >}} - -This does not sound _scifi_ but there is one element that convinces me: butterfly effect. -The one from the mediocre Ashton Kutcher movie and a great movie from Kieslowski. -We rarely speak of it today, but a few years ago it was quite popular. -In _Run Lola Run_ we see different outcomes depending on a very slight changes. -This, and Lola's _magical scream_ are the only fantastical elements here. -Enough for me! - -The story is serviceable - it's not bad, but it's also not memorable. - -What is memorable is how the movie is made. - -{{< image class="centered" source="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/104-lola-rennt/images/backdrops" alt="Red haied girl running on the left. A blurry building in the background" file="run-lola-run-1.jpg" >}} -There are quite a few running scenes here -{{< /image >}} - -There was this short period of time, when a few ultra-energetic movies were made. -Think Pi, or Human Traffic. -They seem more like something you would see on MTV than a full length movie. -Lola runs, some powerfully techno music plays _loudly_ and that's basically it. -We've got some breaks with dialogue, but most of the movie is pure, raw energy. -Think _Mad Max_ has aggressive montage? -Check again. - -{{< image class="centered" source="https://www.justwatch.com/ca/movie/run-lola-run" alt="Two people poiting pistols: red haired girl and blond male" file="run-lola-run-2.jpg" >}} -Unmistakable 90s -{{< /image >}} - -_Run Lola Run_ is a midbudget (low?) thriller with SciFi elements which is very much a forgotten genre. -It's also very, deeply _european_, which I love[^fn:1]. -It's an enjoyable, non-insulting ride. -But it's a not lost classic. - -[^fn:1]: Berlin, where action takes place, is so clean here. - I say that as a Pole. - Our cities back then were far from being nice to look at. - It improved though! |